Manifolding device



Nov. 6, 1928. v I 1,690,798

J. Q. SHERMAN MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed Jan. 20, 1923 '4 za: H i H INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 6,

*: UNITEDHSTATE'S '1,a90,7es PATENT OFFICE.

, mime. SHERMAN, F DAYTON, 01110.

MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

'Application filed January 1923. Serial No. 613,842

M invention relates to a device for controlling a cash drawer and a paper feeding mechanism, wherein among other things the operation of closing the cash drawer sup- 5 plies energy for operating the paper feed mechanism. i

The cash drawer type of manifolding maill) forms. In this connection it is my particular object herein to provide a mechanism whereby the cash drawer as it springs to open position, operates the paper feeding mechanism, and wherein the feedingmechanism itself is controlled by a stop which measures its action;v I also provide a frictional drive for the paper feeding mechanism which serves in addition to retard the opening movement of the drawer;

These objects and other advantages'to be noted I accomplish by that certain construcr tion and arrangement of parts tobehereinafter more specifically pointed out. and claimed. I 1

In the drawings: p I Figure 1 is a side. elevation of acomplete device with the housing parts removed so as to expose the operating parts. Y Figure 2 is a top plan'view of the cash drawer shown as lying in the cabinett Figure 3 is a. detail front elevation on a larger scale showing the paper feeding mechanism and its connection with the cash drawer. v r I Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of the paper feed stop. I r In the particular showing selected for purposes of illustration of my inventionI'show a cabinet 1 in which slides a cash drawer 2. On or in this cabinet. is a manifolding frame 3. serving to mount rolls of paper 4. and a feed shaft 5. The feed shaft hasas the preferred form of feeding mechanism a pair of pin wheels 6, which'engage holes formed in the paper webs on the various rolls.

On the feed shaft is a sleeve 7, having a loose gear 8 thereon. This gear carries a pawl 9, which in one direction (to feed out paper webs) engages and drives a ratchet 10, also loose on the shaft, but frictionally held against the endof the sleeve 7, by means of a concave washer or cup 11. The cup 11 is keyed or pinned on the shaft and is adjusted as to tension against the ratchet by means of nuts 12'on the feed shaft. An intermediate gear 13 on a mounted block 14, engages the gear 8, and as will be noted the gear 13 is driven by a rack 21 mounted on the cash drawer.

The paper feed stop is formed of a cam 15 on the feed shaft, which has a nose that is engaged by a latch lever 16, pivoted to the side of the manifolderframe. i

The lever is pulled by a spring'17 so as to follow the periphery of the cam, but when of contactwith the cam by a latch 18. This latch is spring pulled at 19, and has a nose which is engaged by a pin 20 on the cam. Inoperation the latchlever is rocked so as to move to position of engagement by the latch 18. The feed shaft is, at the same time revolved for a part of a turn, when the latch 18 is released by pin 20 and the latch lever then springs back against the cam, ready to stop itgwhen the nose thereon again comes into contact.

The cash drawer has secured to its inner corners a pair of. long springs 20, which extend preferably the full length of the machine. The one edge of the drawer has also a. rack 21, which lies in engagement with the intermediate gear 13.

I also prefer to mount a rod 22 onrthe rear wall of the cash drawer and mount a cylin-v der 23 to the front of the machine above the cash drawer opening. The rod has a piston 24. within the dash pct 23, which retards the action. of the drawer.

The release and latch for the drawer is shown as comprising a long bar 25, .having a link 26, with a rock shaft 26*? at the rear of the machine. This rock shaft has a hook 27 thereon which, under the influence of the spring 28 of the long bar, acts as a drawer latch, when the drawer is pushed in. This bar has also a nose 29 thereon which will trip the lower end of the latch lever 16, and release the paper feed at or just before the time that the cash drawer is released. The spring 28 for the bar 25 pulls it upwardly first tripped, as will be described is held out and outwardly so that the nose 29 will pass the lever 16 upon normal action of the parts and will be held up in tripping position. The bar can tilt slightly in the retaining bracket 29.

In operation of the drawer, a lock may be used, controlled by a key, and operating a bolt which presses against the long trip bar. This bar is held loosely along the side wall of the machine so that it can drop down under the latch lever, when returning to its initial position, ready for another operation.

Taking the machine as having the cash drawer closed and under tension of its springs, and paper in engagement with the )in wheels, the operator will use his key, or

utton to trip the paper feed stop lever and the cash drawer latch. The drawer will then move out, controlled by the dash pot, and the rack on the drawer will drive the feed shaft around by the friction ratchet, until the latch lever comes again to stopping position. The drawer will have some over-threw after completing the feeding operation, but the slip of the paper feed friction will greatly retard further movement of the drawer unless it is manually pulled out.

By pushing in the drawer until it is latched again, the springs will again be extended, and the machine will be ready for another operation. The inward movement of the drawer will not operate the feed because of the ratchet and pawl drive.

I have not in my illustration and specification of a single form of mechanism whereby the drawer movement moves the paper, at-- tempted to cover all modifications or equivalents of such structure, and it is in my claims that I attempt to state my invention in its aspects, for which I believe I am entitled to Letters Patent.

Having thus described an illustrative embodiment of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Iietters Patent 1s 1. In a manifolding device, the combination of a housing, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding form strips therein, a cash drawer therein, and driving connection between the cash drawer and the feeding mechanism, whereby movement of the cash drawer moves the said mechanism, a stop for the paper feeding mechanism operative to release said mechanism for definitely limited movements only, said driving connection between the drawer and feeding mechanism having africional element.

2. In a manifolding device the combination of a housing, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding form'strips therein, a cash drawer therein, and driving connection between the cash drawer and the feeding mechanism, whereby movement of the cash drawer moves the said mechanism, a latch for the cash drawer, and a stop for the paper feeding mechanism, and common means for releasing said latch and stop, said stop adapted upon individual releases of the cash drawer to pc-sl ely release the feeding mechanism for gle feeding operations only.

8. In a n'ianifolding device, the combination of a housing, a cash drawer slidable therein, springs secured to the cash drawer, and extended as the drawer is pushed into the housing, a latch for he drawer, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding form strips in the housing, driving connection between the drawer and the feeding mechanism operative to actuate the mechanism upon opening movements of the drawer, and a stop for the paper feeding mechanism, so positioned and held as to prevent its movement until released and means automatically to apply it to effect a stop after a predetermined movement of said mechanism.

l. In a manifolding device, the combination of a housing, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding form strips therein, a cash drawer therein. and driving connection between the cash drawer and the feeding mechanism, whereby movement of the cash drawer moves the said mechanism, a stop for the paper feeding mechanism operative to release said mechanism for definitely limited movements only, said r riving connection between the drawer and feeding mechanism having a frictional element, said feeding mechanism comprising pin wheels adapted to engage apertures formed in the webs of paper used, whereby a positive feed of definite amounts of a plurality of webs may be obtained by the necessary manipulation of the drawer.

5. In a nianifolding device, the combination of a housing, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding form strips therein, a cash drawer therein, and driving connection between the cash drawer and the feeding mechanism whereby movement of the cash drawer moves the said mechanism, said feeding mechanism comprising members adapted to engage apertures in a, plurality of webs of paper fed there y, to maintain said webs in alignment and automatic means for limiting the movement of the feeding mechanism irrespective of additional movement on the part of the drawer.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN. 

